1) Do the supporters of Prop8 have the right to stand in place of the state to defend this nasty bit of bigotry?
2) Should the judge have recused himself simply because he's gay? (I call this argument the "only straight white Christian men are objective" model of the judiciary. After all, by this logic, women cannot hear cases on abortion.)
3) Is Prop8 unconstitutional? If the three judges here uphold Judge Walker's findings that found no rational basis for Prop8 except bias, the next stop is likely an en banc hearing by at least 10 of the judges from the 9th circuit. Inotherwords, nothing will change here on the ground.
More on the legal background from Chris Geidner.
Update: here's the updated version including today's events.
4 comments:
Well, the matter has surely dragged on. I hope for the best outcome.
It's unfortunate that the Prop8 supporters are represented by a figure in a clergy collar... Many clergy and churches are ardent supporters of marriage equality.
Yeah, my preferred H8er avatar would a man in a brownshirt w/ a small mustache, or white-hooded figure...but I suppose that would be considered inflammatory.
Spouse, yes many are very supportive! As this Episcopal blog frequently bears witness. But the figure wearing a Roman collar. The architect of Prop8 is widely accepted to be Roman Catholic Bishop Salvatore Cordileone , who is very smart, and very very anti-gay. The RC church, in alliance with the deep pockets of the Mormons, was the MAJOR force behind this hateful initiative. That's why I chose to represent him as a Roman priest.
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